tracerpt.exe
Summary
Windows Trace Report processing tool - converts ETW trace logs (.etl) to human-readable reports (CSV, XML, or text).
tracerpt.exe is the 397th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 19,025 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\Temp\... and it is most often launched by powershell.exe.
Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Windows\Temp\...99.97%
- C:\Users\...0.03%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 51a25b4c35a52ddc20b6d3b9105c4efd7b1089618ccb166832dd4bad98839c1783.63%
- 0f496c26b591b8c1674086560cb7b4a3cca6910ee9dde640892e25ff1122064716.37%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- LTSVC.exe99.97%
Top Parents
- powershell.exe100%
Rare or environment-specific process names are omitted from ancestry tables. Percentages are of all observed relationships.
Security Analysis
What does tracerpt.exe normally do?
Used by administrators and performance engineers to analyze ETW trace data. Part of standard Windows troubleshooting workflows.
When is tracerpt.exe suspicious?
Processing trace logs from security-related providers. Rapid processing of many trace files.
How do attackers abuse tracerpt.exe?
Minimal direct abuse potential. Could be used to analyze security audit traces for reconnaissance.
False positive notes
Performance troubleshooting and Windows Event Tracing analysis.
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Data from EchoTrail's dataset of ~346M Windows process executions. Last extracted 2026-08-04.